Second visit and just as nice as the first. Food is excellent. Boxty is best. Desert delicious. Service friendly and quick. read more

Closing time listed as 9:00pm, actually 7:00pm on a Sunday. Maybe you should update your hours? Girl walked in right behind me with the same problem, she was also turned away. The guy with blue eyes behind the bar asked how long I was in town for, hoping that I would come back after being turned away... NO THANK YOU . Excellent service for my first hour in Ireland . Update 04-28-2026: wow, I can't believe how both the business and employee (Pearse Duffy) both responded. Completely unprofessional, Dishonest, and Disrespectful treatment of a traveler who just wanted a warm meal. Whatever you're talking about having "all orders 2 hrs before posted time" isn't working because the tall Asian woman in the white sweater walked in and out, just after I did. So I'm not the only one who is being mislead and dismissed for your ignorance and arrogance. You clearly need to make your hours more obvious, change how you display them, or do something else, because I am not the only person having this problem. What you're current doing regarding your hours, or handling of negative reviews is not working! I posted this review to help both this business and any future potential customers from making the same mistake that I did. The correct response would be : I'm so sorry that happened to you, will change it right away. But to call me obnoxious for pointing out a valid criticism? Bizarre behavior from an established restaurant. As for Pearse Duffy, the disgruntled employee who turned me away after laughing at me, noted that it is his 2nd week working in the harassing Facebook message that he sent me, and it shows... The correct response would have been; I'll tell my manager right now to update the hours on Google so that this doesn't happen again. I'm so sorry, what can I do to make this right? Not laughing at me, stalking me, and sending me a harassing message on my Facebook profile. If he contacts me again, I will be submitting all of this information to the local authorities, and filing a police report. This is not how you handle an upset customer, as either a business or an employee. This is exactly how you ruin your reputation and get fired. Stalking an upset customer and then sending them a harassing message over an honest review is grounds for immediate dismissal in any industry. This is a terrible look for your employee, your management, and your business. This is no way to handle a business or a customer, I hope someone who knows how to sees this updated review. read more

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Everything was delicious! Get a reservation to make sure you have a seat. We tried the boxty and homemade pie - both were really good! We tried beef boxty and steak homemade pie. Then finished with the sticky toffee pudding which would definitely recommend! Place itself is really cute and service was good read more

Holohans Pantry - Irish Near Me - Belfast, BFS

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This is a charming restaurant located in a set of row houses by Queen's University. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but they have done a wonderful job in making an airy and bright dining space inside. We came for lunch and shared the seafood boxty with dill and white wine cream and the roast chicken boxty with mushroom and tarragon cream. Both were absolutely delicious. The boxty is thin and crisp in places, and folds over a generous portion of filling. Lovely service and lovely atmosphere. read more

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This spot is absolutely fabulous. It's traditional Irish food. I had the Holohan's Pan Boxty with braised beef with pearl onion gravy and a side of colcannon. The food was absolutely delicious. The place is cozy. The service was spectacular. read more

Holohans Pantry - Holohan's Pan Boxty - Irish Near Me - Belfast, BFS

The service was excellent and the food was delicious! Make a reservation to ensure you get a table at dinner time.

Visiting Belfast from Boston. Mass, USA. The only restaurant that offered vegan starters, main course and dessert! Nothing bland about our meal! Food was tasty and service was great! Small restaurant with a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Highly recommend if looking for vegan options! read more

Amazing! The Braised Featherblade of Beef was an outstanding dish! As well as Holohans Pan Boxty- Chicken, mushroom, and tarragon was great! If you're a fan of mushrooms I would definitely recommend! Amazing all around 10/10 would come again! read more

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The food was the best I've tasted in all of Ireland, the atmosphere was comfortable and classy, and the service was absolutely impeccable! I would absolutely recommend Holohans to anyone in the Belfast area! read more

Beautiful ambience, food, service and wine from Holohan's Pantry. I think this restaurant much better than sister restaurant Holohan's Barge. I do wish they offered a few more Vegetarian options, however our evening meal, on Thursday 25 August 2016, was so delicious I can't mark them down for this. Our waiter also told us Holohan's are considering adding more veggie dishes due to customer demand, so maybe in future these will appear. Both my dining companion and I ordered Vegetarian Mushroom 'Boxty of the Day' which was a Boxty pancake filled with mushrooms in cream sauce, served with fresh salad and coleslaw (on offer at £10). Sides of Market Veg, Hand Cut Chips, an Irish Cheese Platter dessert with relish/ crackers plus some really good Pinot Grigio and Merlot completed our meal. The food was fabulous and extremely flavoursome. During the evening a musician entertained by singing and playing guitar, thus the mood was mellow and leisurely. I will return, unfortunately not frequently just simply due to the limited Vegetarian dishes available. Nonetheless, Holohan's Pantry prove Irish food can outstrip any other cuisine in terms of quality and taste. Would highly, highly recommend, but please Holohan's, just add a few more options for us Vegetarians... :-) read more

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Good food and nice atmosphere. We were recommended this place from the place we were staying in Belfast, and the reviews on Yelp looked very good. It was good but not great. We had the seafood boxty and the duck breast. Overall, good and reasonably priced. Would recommend making reservations. read more

Holohans Pantry - Duck breast - Irish Near Me - Belfast, BFS

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Lunch date today and since it's only around the corner, we decided to go to Holohan's Pantry. Sister restaurant to Holohan's @ The Barge, recently opened a few months ago hoping to compete with other restaurants in the Botanic & QUB area. Very friendly welcome on arrival from an enthusiastic host, sat down in the rear area of the restaurant where it can get a bit dark, but there were plenty of seats in the lighter parts. Quick service (admittedly there weren't many others in) and a very relaxed atmosphere. Decided to go for the Confit Chicken & Bacon Boxty, definitely a great choice. Deliciously light and crispy potato pancake, absolutely stuffed full of chicken and bacon well coated in a very moreish sauce, with a side of chunky chips (they were pretty damn chunky). Other half went with a very light Salmon and Goats Cheese which looked great and apparently tasted great too. Set Buttermilk dessert was ordered and arrived looking very impressive with a walnut chutney and some shortbread. Extremely wobbly, hilariously so. Would have wobbled off the plate and out the door if you blew on it in the right direction. Host/waiter was nice and friendly throughout, give us a nice wee farewell on leaving. 5 Boxty's out of 5. Would wobble again. read more

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Just a fantastic dinner. The kitchen produces high quality family Irish recipes. The staff budgets two hours for your table, so relax and enjoy the best of Belfast. The pork belly was fantastic. To avoid being disappointed, make reservations for the weekends. read more

Amazing is all I can say!! It is a delightful small restaurant with charm, atmosphere and terrific food! My husband and I ordered different meals, so we could share and try two options. My husband had the Beef boxy and I had the Bacon Chop (longer name) and they were both outstanding! To end this glorious meal we split the Sticky Guinness Pudding with honeycomb ice cream to die for!! We wish we were in town another day so we could go back tomorrow night! read more

Simply loved this place. So much attention from the servers ans owner. Excellent recommendations on food and drinks. As an American first time in Ireland, was looking for somewhere with authentic recipes and found it here. Amazing taste. We had the "Boxty" dish, one seafood and one steak. Both were amazing! Never had seafood in a crepe before, but it tasted fantastic! I left regretting it was my last night in Belfast. Can't wait to return and eat here again! read more

The best in the town! We didn't book but luckily got a table near the window. We order mussels, pork&beer duo and seafood boxty. All of them are delicious, you can feel that every dish is carefully prepared and well cooked. Must go if you visit Belfast. read more

Holohans Pantry - Irish Near Me - Belfast, BFS

As an international student I took the time out of my weeks to eat my way through Belfast. Holohans was my absolute favorite little restaurant. My server, Calvin, was extremely knowledgeable about all of the food and wine, and made the whole experience fantastic. The wine selection is superb and the food was even better. The steak and Guinness boxty is a must-have, the bacon chop was delicious, all the appetizers were incredible and the Guinness pudding for dessert was to die for. I would recommend this place to everyone. read more

Holohans Pantry - Guinness and steak boxty, absolutely amazing! - Irish Near Me - Belfast, BFS

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Consistently excellent food and service. The food is simple, but fresh and delicious. With a similar vibe to The Barge, it's pretty casual and 'homely' whilst still having the same subtly sophisticated atmosphere. It's fully licensed and the staff are great for recommending a particular drink for your meal. The menu offers a good selection of starters, mains and desserts, though I would recommend trying the house boxty, which is integrated with some of the mains and specials. Not overly expensive, and definitely value for money in relation to the quality of food and service you get. read more

My second visit to Holohan's and I was not disappointed. We had lunch this time and got the boxty...delicious! So simple but yet the ingredients were perfect. We went on a Saturday and it was buy one lunch get the second half price! Good deal and I assume it runs throughout the week . Staff are so friendly and informative. Nice space and bright. If you want something a bit more private then ask for the snug at the front - fits up to 4 people . Lovely restaurant and will definitely make it a regular! read more

Holohans Pantry - Irish Near Me - Belfast, BFS

I don't know how this place is highly rated. The food is meat and two veg and the place is cramped. Are Belfast standards this low?!

Went in for a Sunday lunch. Pleasant ambiance. Friendly but slow service, they needed more feet in the floor. The food was excellent. I had the Walter Ewing smoked salmon crabachain and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. Would definitely eat there again. read more

My favorite restaurant so far during my UK/Ireland trip and that includes some posh places in London. The ambiance, service, and food were all fantastic. If you are in Belfast make sure to make a stop here! read more

Visiting from out of town and tried the boxty's. The atmosphere alone was welcoming and very relaxing. The Guinness bread is a must try, and nobody was disappointed with their meals. The baileys creme brûlée was delicious! The service was phenomenal and all the servers were helpful and answered any questions you could possibly have. Would definitely recommend a reservation at dinner time and would go back if we had more time here. read more

We came here for our first meal in Belfast after reading about it on a "places to eat in Belfast" article, and then having our taxi driver and several other locals rave about it. I had the Steak and Guinness Boxty and was blown away. Friendly staff and really comfortable atmosphere sealed the deal. I will definitely be coming here again on my next trip to Belfast! read more